My last four posts have been about winter weather that came calling. Nov. 2 is when the snow and cold hit us.
However until that time we've had great fall weather. Temperatures have been above normal. It's been dry. It's been nice to be out every day.
So I think back to what my Dad used to call "an open fall". Dad was a farmer. He bought his first land in 1935 and struggled like most farmers at that time. He did manage to farm and make a living all his life until he retired in 1973.
My title refers to what Dad would say about the type of weather we've had this fall. He would call this an open fall. This would mean that he had time to do all the farm work that needed to be done. Harvest was one of the things that required warm dry weather. He had 10-15 cattle. An open fall would mean that the cattle stayed out longer and ate grass. This also meant that the feed supplies he had could last longer. The cattle would be allowed to leave the farm and find the best forage. .We would collect them every night.
I also liked this time of year as it was good weather to wander all over the place.
Has anybody else heard of the term "open fall"? I don't remember anyone else using the term.
